Global Poker Index: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Gaining Ground on Jason Mercier
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.
The Top 10 as of August 27, 2012
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank from Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 2,823.31 | -- |
| 2 | Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 2,820.14 | -- |
| 3 | Dan Smith | 2,644.59 | -- |
| 4 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 2,635.92 | -- |
| 5 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,595.68 | -- |
| 6 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,573.37 | -- |
| 7 | Erik Seidel | 2,523.32 | +1 |
| 8 | Mike McDonald | 2,505.44 | -1 |
| 9 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,423.38 | +1 |
| 10 | Sorel Mizzi | 2,373.93 | +2 |
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier gained about 47 points since last week's rankings and finds himself only three points behind Jason Mercier. "ElkY" finished seventh place for €43,510 in the €10,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller event at EPT Barcelona. Meanwhile, his fourth-place result ($72,550) from the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller at the 2012 LA Poker Classic aged into Period 2 and also increased his Period 2 total.
Welcome to the GPI
Sixteen players were new to this week's GPI, led by Joni Jouhkimainen, who finished third at the EPT Barcelona Main Event for €404,050.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 1,535.57 | 129 |
| Anatoly Gurtovy | 1,335.43 | 180 |
| Jan Heitmann | 1,269.10 | 198 |
| Zoltan Szabo | 1,232.98 | 216 |
| Konstantin Streletskiy | 1,219.14 | 221 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 1,184.92 | 235 |
| Konstantin Tolokno | 1,159.18 | 246 |
| Rodrigo Dos-Santos Caprioli | 1,142.79 | 254 |
| Jonathan Karamalikis | 1,141.24 | 255 |
| Marko Neumann | 1,134.61 | 257 |
| Juan Manuel Pastor | 1,126.51 | 263 |
| Stephane Benadiba | 1,116.73 | 268 |
| Matthias De Meulder | 1,113.18 | 273 |
| Lucille Cailly | 1,111.84 | 276 |
| Pedro Javier Piazuelo Ferrero | 1,090.56 | 292 |
| Bryce Yockey | 1,083.48 | 298 |
Falling from the GPI this week were Benny Spindler, Brent Hanks, Carlos Mortensen, Chance Kornuth, Justin Schwartz, Kunal Patel, Massimiliano Martinez, Matt Berkey, Michael Tureniec, Mike Sexton, Nick Binger, Paul Lieu, Rob Akery, Ryan Eriquezzo, Sean Jazayeri, and Viktor Blom.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Jean-Noel Thorel after his sixth-place finish in the €10,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller event at EPT Barcelona for €54,390. That gave his Period 1 total a significant boost as he only had one other cash since late February. Alex Bilokur and Tobias Reinkemeier finished second and third in that event, respectively, and also climbed up the GPI ranks.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Alex Bilokur | 1,907.89 | +45 |
| 63 | Tobias Reinkemeier | 1,843.81 | +50 |
| 91 | John Juanda | 1,698.78 | +46 |
| 96 | Alain Roy | 1,660.47 | +80 |
| 127 | Jean-Philippe Rohr | 1,537.08 | +47 |
| 131 | Jake Cody | 1,523.55 | +40 |
| 134 | Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,519.69 | +57 |
| 164 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,371.82 | +108 |
| 172 | David Vamplew | 1,353.04 | +38 |
| 178 | Yury Gulyy | 1,337.62 | +66 |
Dropping the most this week was Matt Stout. His seventh-place result in a $5,100 side event at the 2012 LA Poker Classic (worth $21,390) aged into Period 2, leaving Stout with only one Period 1 result.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Victor Ramdin | 1,549.77 | -30 |
| 175 | Dan Kelly | 1,347.27 | -35 |
| 197 | Jason Dewitt | 1,274.42 | -43 |
| 211 | Kenny Hicks | 1,241.76 | -34 |
| 226 | Dan O'Brien | 1,204.37 | -41 |
| 236 | Allen Cunningham | 1,184.05 | -54 |
| 258 | Jason Somerville | 1,134.32 | -42 |
| 262 | Matt Stout | 1,126.84 | -59 |
| 290 | Mikhail Petrov | 1,092.16 | -32 |
| 293 | Johnny Lodden | 1,088.58 | -32 |
What's In Store?
The World Poker Tour Legends of Poker wrapped up Wednesday, and next week you can expect Greg Mueller (fifth place) and Ali Eslami (fourth place) to enter the GPI. Meanwhile, Jeff Madsen (No. 291) finished sixth and should get breathing room for the No. 300 cutoff.
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